Quills Of The Porcupine : Asante Nationalism In An Emergent Ghana.
"Like the quills of the porcupine, if you kill a thousand, a thousand more will come."--Asante aphorism Bearing the historic symbol of the Asante nation, the porcupine, the National Liberation Movement (NLM) stormed onto the Gold Coast's pol
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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University of Wisconsin Press
1993.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1. "Leaving the Dead Some Room to Dance": Theories, Paradigms, and Problems in the History of Asante Nationalism
- 2. Cocoa and Kotoko: The Origins of the National Liberation Movement
- 3. The Dump Ablaze: Murder, Mobilization, and Building a Popular Front
- 4. "Revolutionary Movement" or "Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition": The Months of Crisis and Consolidation
- 5. Off the Streets and into Parliament: The Ascendancy of the Politicians and the Defeat of the Popular Front
- 6. "And a Thousand More Will Come?" The NLM's Demise and the Legacy of Asante Kotoko
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.